Thread: The most intelligent song lyrics of the last half-century...

That is a big call. I can't say I come anywhere close to agreeing. e.g. They Might Be Giants have much more intelligent lyrics in a lot of their songs. e.g.

Originally Posted by TMBG "Particle Man"

Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle man

(this snippet touches on the fundamentals of interfacial physics/chemistry)

I don't see it as intelligent to plagiarise someone else's poem, sorry.

It probably wouldn't rank in any list of most intelligent lyrics but it isn't half bad:

Letter To The Future by Alchemist

Unknown reader, not yet conceived, inherit the world my generation leaves.
I fear for you there will not be, the natural pleasures there are for me.
I can drink the water, can safely swim in the sea.
Eat the fish from the rivers and see the forest of trees.

Slowly yet surely things are starting to change, a world of uncertainty its people deranged.
We're so good at killing each other, we churn out war machines.
They spend billions exploring the stars, while home on earth millions starve.
I wish I could help but I don't know what to do, with good intentions I'm the problem too.
Description of my earth is all that I can give, I can only wonder about the world in which you live.

Unknown reader of tomorrow.
I write to you with guilt and sorrow.
I live in a land and time that's free.
I hope it's there for you, what there is for me.
They spend billions exploring the stars, while home on earth millions starve.

Unknown reader, not yet conceived, inherit the world my generation leaves.
I fear for you there will not be, the natural pleasures there are for me.
I can drink the water, can safely swim in the sea.
Eat the fish from the rivers and see the forest of trees.

I thought Arnie and the Terminator's I'll Be Back already bagged this this award:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewSFEb4D6Y]I'll Be Back - Arnee and the Terminaters (1991 CD Quality) - YouTube[/ame]

Maybe the Bieber?

"Favourite Girl"
Of all the girls I've ever known
It's you, it's you
My favorite, my favorite
My favorite, my favorite girl
My favorite girl
My favorite, my favorite
My favorite, my favorite girl
My favorite girl





but then again, maybe not!

Not sure if it meets the theme of the thread but the following link came my way yesterday and I have to agree that it's nice being "on the green side of the grass"

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6dbBfXCMbH4'rel=0

Does 'The Bieber' have lyrics - I thought he just made it up on stage.

These Lyrics are from the soundtrack of the Baz Luhrmann movie - Romeo & Juliet.

I believe it's titles is "Everybody's Free" and I think the sentiments are positive and when ever I hear it I think it is inherently good advice.



"Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…"


Just my opinion.

George